Patents by Inventor Andrew Maurice Devitt

Andrew Maurice Devitt has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Systems and methods for converting interactive multimedia content authored for distribution via a physical medium for electronic distribution
    Patent number: 9620172
    Abstract: Systems and methods for converting interactive multimedia content authored for distribution via a physical medium for electronic distribution are disclosed. One embodiment of the invention includes building an object model of interactive multimedia content authored for distribution via a physical medium using a content authoring system, automatically authoring a user interface based upon the object model using the content authoring system, and packing the transcoded multimedia content into at least one container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Rovi Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Anthony David Knight, Ian Michael Lewis, Andrew Maurice Devitt
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONVERTING INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA CONTENT AUTHORED FOR DISTRIBUTION VIA A PHYSICAL MEDIUM FOR ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION
    Publication number: 20150213835
    Abstract: Systems and methods for converting interactive multimedia content authored for distribution via a physical medium for electronic distribution are disclosed. One embodiment of the invention includes building an object model of interactive multimedia content authored for distribution via a physical medium using a content authoring system, automatically authoring a user interface based upon the object model using the content authoring system, and packing the transcoded multimedia content into at least one container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventors: Anthony David Knight, Ian Michael Lewis, Andrew Maurice Devitt
  • Systems and methods for converting interactive multimedia content authored for distribution via a physical medium for electronic distribution
    Patent number: 8965180
    Abstract: Systems and methods for converting interactive multimedia content authored for distribution via a physical medium for electronic distribution are disclosed. One embodiment of the invention includes building an object model of interactive multimedia content authored for distribution via a physical medium using a content authoring system, automatically authoring a user interface based upon the object model using the content authoring system, and packing the transcoded multimedia content into at least one container file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony David Knight, Ian Michael Lewis, Andrew Maurice Devitt
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ELECTRONIC SELL-THROUGH OF INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA CONTENT AUTHORED FOR DISTRIBUTION VIA PHYSICAL MEDIA
    Publication number: 20120014663
    Abstract: Systems and methods for electronic sell-through (EST) of multimedia content authored for distribution via physical media in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. One embodiment of the invention includes building an object model of interactive multimedia content authored for distribution via a physical medium using a content authoring system, automatically authoring a user interface based upon the object model using the content authoring system, packing the multimedia content into at least one container file, and electronically distributing at least a portion of the authored user interface and the at least one container file via a network connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2011
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: Rovi Corporation
    Inventors: Anthony David Knight, Ian Michael Lewis, Andrew Maurice Devitt
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONVERTING INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA CONTENT AUTHORED FOR DISTRIBUTION VIA A PHYSICAL MEDIUM FOR ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION
    Publication number: 20120014674
    Abstract: Systems and methods for converting interactive multimedia content authored for distribution via a physical medium for electronic distribution are disclosed. One embodiment of the invention includes building an object model of interactive multimedia content authored for distribution via a physical medium using a content authoring system, automatically authoring a user interface based upon the object model using the content authoring system, and packing the transcoded multimedia content into at least one container file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2011
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: Rovi Corporation
    Inventors: Anthony David Knight, Ian Michael Lewis, Andrew Maurice Devitt